学年河北省石家庄市普通高中高二上学期月考英语试题Word版.docx

1、学年河北省石家庄市普通高中高二上学期月考英语试题Word版石家庄市普通高中2018-2019学年第一学期10月考试卷高二英语（考试时间：90分钟 满分：150分） 一、阅读理解（总分40，每题2分）A Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without rea

2、ching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain,when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins (毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood

3、 from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired? Some scientis

4、ts declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional (情感的) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists,J. A. Hadfield,says,“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill,a famous

5、American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.” What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of

6、 not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.1.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A.Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.B.Albert Ein

7、stein didnt feel worn out after a days work.C.The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D.A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.2.According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?A.Challenging mental work. B.Unpleasant emotions.C.Endless tasks.

8、 D.Physical labor.3.Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas?A.He agrees with them. B.He doubts them.C.He argues against them. D.He hesitates to accept them.4.We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to_.A.have some good food B.enjoy their wo

9、rkC.exercise regularly D.discover fatigue toxinsB I travel a lot,and I find out different “styles” (风格)of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there dont have names;in Japan,people use landmarks(地标)in th

10、eir directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers,“Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop. ” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landma

11、rks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile. People in

12、Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time,not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,”they answer, “its about five minutes from here. You say,“Yes,but how many miles away is it?”They dont know. Its true that a person doesnt know the a

13、nswer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say,wSorry, I have no idea. But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know. People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, ver

14、y lost in Yucatan!5.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to acertain place,they usually.A.describe the place carefully B.show him a map of the placeC.tell him the names of the streets D.refer to recognizable buildings and places6.Which is the place where people measure distance in time?A.New Yor

15、k. B.Los Angeles. C.Kansas. D.Iowa.7.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer.A.in order to save time B.as a testC.so as to be polite D.for fun8.what can we infer from the text?A.Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B.Its useful for travelers to know how to ask t

16、he way properly.C.People have similar understandings of politeness.D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitorsC Weve reached a strangesome would say unusualpoint. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organi

17、zation, more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. Its the good life thats more likely to kill us these days. Worse still, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. Whats going on?

18、We really dont have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by publichealth campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through-up to a point. In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overw

19、eight was its main cause. Not any more. A publichealth campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decades. Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surger

20、y of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the worlds most body conscious country. We know what we should be doing to lose weightbut actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exerc

21、ise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower. Others blame good food. They say: its just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much Americanstyle fast food. Some also blame their parentsthe

22、ir genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because theyre normal in shape, or rather slim. Its a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I saynot as I do.9.Whats the “strange”

23、point mentioned in the first sentence?A.The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.B.Starvation is taking more peoples lives in the world.C.WHO report shows peoples unawareness of food safety.D.Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHOs efforts.10.Why does the author think that people h

24、ave no excuse for being overweight?A.A lot of effective diet pills are available.B.Body image has nothing to do with good food.C.They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D.There are too many overweight people in the world.11.The example of Finland is used to illustrate _.A.the cause of heart d

25、isease B.there are too many overweight people in the worldC.the effectiveness of a campaign D.the fashion of body shaping12.Which would be the best title for the passage?A.Actions or Excuses B.Overweight or UnderweightC.WHO in a Dilemma D.No Longer Dying of HungerDHomestay provides English language

26、students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.What to ExpectThe host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there

27、 to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.Accommodation ZonesHomestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2,3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential 居住的)

28、 Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.Meal Plans Available Continental Breakfast Breakfast and Dinner Breakfast, Packed Lunch and DinnerIts important to note that few English families still provide a tradition

29、al cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品),bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables follo

30、wed by dessert,fruit and coffee.FriendsIf you wish to invite a friend over to visit,you must first ask your host5s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.Self-Catering Accommodation in Private HomesAccommodation on

31、 a room一only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not bene

32、fit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.13.The passage is probably written for.A.hosts willing to receive foreign students B.foreigners hoping to build British cultureC.travellers planning to visit families in LondonD.English learners applying to live in English homes14.Which of t